English or sewed-in bag frame.



H. TUECKMANTEL. ENGLISH OR SEWED-iN BAG FRAME.

APPLICATXON FILED FEB' 10. 1914.

1 151 83, Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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HUGO TUECKMANTEL, OF IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE R. NEUMANN' HARDWARE CO., A COR-PO RATION OF NEW JERSEY.

ENGLISH OR SEWED-IN BAG FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 31., 19115..

To all 117mm it may concern Be it known that l, HUGO TUEQKMANTEL, a citizenof the llnited States, residing at Irvington, in the county of Essex and State have invented certain new and useful Improvements in English or sewed-In Bag Frames: and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The present invention relates, generally,

to improvements in frames for traveling bags, satchels, and other bags; and, the invention has reference, more particularly, to

a. bag-frame and novel angle-irons or brackets therefor to be used in the construction of that class of traveling bags known as English or sewed-in bags.

In the usual forms of sewed-in bags, as at present manufactured, the stitchingor sew:

ing must be done by hand, because of the or dinary construction of the English or sewed-in bag-frame it is impossible to sew by means of the ordinary sewing machine,

while in'other forms of English or sewedin bag-frames it is possible to sew by machine, except at the several points Where the frames are provided with the usual angleirons 0r brackets, at which points the operation of the sewing machine must be stopped,

the leather-portions of the bag-body being blind-stitched by hand above the metal surfaces of the angle-irons or brackets at such points. Aside from the time consumed and 9 the additional cost of manufacture in thus blind-stitching the leather-portions of the bag-body located directly over the -angle irons or brackets, there is also great danger of striking the angle-irons or brackets by the the sewing-machine, thus very often breaking off the needles, and also damaging the leather, aswell as rendering the sewing-machine inoperative.

My present invention, therefore, has for English or sewed-in bag-frame which to all appearances is the same as any ordinary.English or sewed-in bag-frame, butis provided with angle-irons or brackets of such novel and simple construction, that a'strong bag-frame is produced, and that the machine-stitching or sewing of the leather bag to the frame is not interfered with; in other words, that the leather body-portions of a traveling bag, satchel, or other bag, are readily sewed thereto by means of machinestitching or sewing in one continuous operation from one end of the frame to the other end of the same, and that the usual handsewing or the blind-stitching over the angle irons or brackets is avoided.

The invention has for its further object that, by the use of the bag-frame and angleirons or brackets therefor embodying the principles of the'present invention, English or sewed-in bags may be manufactured at a greatly reduced cost and a saving in time and labor, and, furthermore, English or sewed-in bags of improved ap pearance will be the result by reason of the evenness and continuity of the machinestitching.

With the various objects of the present invention in view, the invention consists, primarily, in the novel bag-frame hereinafter set forth; and the invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction'of the said parts, all of which will be more fully. described in the following specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses of the claim which are appended to and which form an essential part of the said specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top or plan view of an English or sewed-in bag, provided with a bag-frame made according to the principles of the present invention-,,and showing more particularly the stitching by means of which the leather body-portions of the bag are sewed to the bag-frame. Fig. 2 is a detail cross-section through the bag-frame and the tion of the bag-frame'and thejnovel angleirons or brackets therefor, saidview being taken on line -5 in said Fig. 4,, looking in the direction of the arrow 00, and said view being made on a slightly enlarged scale.

' -Fig. 6 is a perspective view of oneof the said angle-irons or. brackets; and Fig. 7 is a similar view of a slightly modified form of angleiron or bracket Similar characters of dicate corresponding parts.

In the said drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates an English or sewed-in bag, the leather bag-portions 2 of which are secured to the bag-frame 3 by means of the machine-stitching 1. As is usual in the construction of English or sewed-in bagframes, the frame-portions or body-sections of the bag-frame are also leather-covered, as at 5, see Fig. 2 of the drawings. The bag frame? comprises a pair of frame-sections 6 and 7. To the said frame-section 6 is secured, by means of the angle-irons or brackets to be presently more fully described, he

' side plate 8, and secured to the said frame or body-section 7, by means of the angle-irons or brackets, also to be presently more fully described,-is the side plate 9, said body sections and plates being made in the manner usual in the construction of bag-frames, and

said plates 8 and 9 being pivotally connectedor hinged, as at 10, and as shown in Fig. 4 of the'drawings.

As shown more particularly i'n'Figs. 3

.and 4 of the drawings, the angle irons or brackets for connecting the side plate'Swith the frame or body section 6, so as to provide a sewing-space 11, and the angle-irons or brackets for connecting the side plate 9 with the frame or body-section 7, to provide a sewing-space 12, while differing in size, because of the fact that the one frame-section, in closing the bag-frame, must enter beneath the other frame-section, are both substantially the same in their general configuration and construction. Each angleiron or bracket consists, essentially, of a main body-portion 13 having connected therewith and extending therefrom at an angle, near the lower end-portion of said body-portion 13, a rivet-lug 141.. At its upper end, the said body-portion 13 is formed with a supporting arm 15, extending at an angle from 'said'body-portion 13 and in alinement vertically with the rivet-lug.14. .Upon its upper marginal surface-portion, and extending in an upward direction, is another rivet-lug 16. That part ofthe body-portion 13 where it joins onto the said supporting arm 15 has its opposite surface-portions chamfered, as at '17/and 18 ,.seemore particularly 6 of reference are em ployed in the above described views, to inger of breaking-the sew ng'needlesor. otherthe drawings, so that'those portions of the angle-irons'or brackets, which extend" over the sewing-spaces 11 and 12 of the respective framei sections are of the general cross-seek tional configurationshOWn-Jin' Fig. 50f the drawings, thus presenting to I-the reciprocatingmotions of the sewing needles, when stitching. the leather bag-to the framefi-two sharp edges, as 19 and 20 which with the inclined surface'portion; '7 and .18, -shouldya the needles strike the'angle-iron orlbracket, will deflect the needle's'to one. side of the I angle-iron or bracket, without the least dan bracket which may be employed with substantially the same'results as the said form of angle-iron or bracket represented in said Figs.-3,.4, 5 and 6, and described hereinabove. The form of bracket represented in said Fig. 7 is made ofwire, and is preferably, of circular cross-section, said bracket comprising a main body 21, having a lower A riveting end-portion 22. Extending from the upper end portion of said body 21 is a' supporting arm 23 formed at its free end with an angular riveting end-portion 245' The manner of riveting this form of angleiron or bracket to the respective members of the respective frame-sections of the bagframe is similar to that described in connection with the form of angle-iron'or bracket represented insaid Fig. 6 of the drawings, and will be clearly understood from an inspection of the view of-the bracket illustrated in Fig. 7. As hasbeen stated, the bag-frame'sections are provided with coverings of leather or other analogous material, and the leather edge-portions surrounding I the mouth of the bag-body being placed in position may be stitched or sewed in place,

the sewing needles of the sewing machine passing through the-sewing spaces 11 and 12, and over the non-interfering angle-irons or brackets, thus providing a method of continuously stitching the bag to the frame, from end to'end of the bag-frame.

Of course I am aware that some changes may be made in the gene ral' arrangement and constructions of the-various parts comprising the frame for use with English or sewed-in bags, without departing from 125 the scope of the present invention as set forth in the foregoing specification and as defined in-the clauses of the claim which are appended thereto. ':Hence',.;l do not limit ments and combinations of the various rices and parts as described in the said specihcation, nor do'i confine mys lf to the enact details of he construction of the said ts as in the accompanying draw 1 clairnr- 1 3. i 1 a 1 1 i. A gaw iraine niernoei ror Y T T v w w' I Y' ano tne nlie comprisin two not members lo striking the s r hand. bags and -frame the like its respective flanges sepa-. rated by an open space, and connectors for rigidly securing said flanges to each other, said con ctors spanning said -open space and ng surfaces opposing the same adapted to deflect a needle striking said connectors when sewing the bagbody to said.

An English or sewed-in bag frame comprising upper and lower frame sections and side plates, angle-irons or brackets connected with the respective upper and lower frame-sections and the sideplates, so as to provide sewing-spaces between the said upper and lower frame-see tions and the side plates, said angle-irons or brackets being formed with inclined surfaces w 'cli provide needle-deflecting portions to onset the needle, while sewing, into said sewing spaces to permit of continuous niachine-sttchins of a bag-body to said frame.

An English or frame comprising upper and lower framesections and side-plates, angle-irons or brackets connected with the respective upper and lower frame-sections and the side-plates, so as to provide sewing-spaces between the said upper .and lower frame-sections and the side-plates, said angle-irons or brackets being formeo with inclined surface-portions and sharp edges, so as to provide needle-defleeting portions to permit of continuous machine-stitching of bagbody to said frame. v

5. An Englisbl or sewed-1n bag frame comprising pair of frame-scctions and a side-plate connected with each framesection, said side-plates being located vertically'in alinement with and directly beneath and within the marginal edges of the re spective framesections, angleirons or brackets connected with the respective upper and lower frame-sections and the side-plates, so as to provide sewing spaces between the said upper and lower framesections and the side-plates, said angle-irons or brackets being formed with inclined surfaces which provide needle-deflecting portions to deflect sewed-in bagneeole, hile sewing, into said sewing permit of continuous machineng of a bag-body to said frame.

English or sewed-in? bagframe comprising a of frame-sections a. d sideplate connected with each framesection, said sideplates being located vertically in alinernent with and directly beneath and within the marginal edges of the respective frame-sections, angle-ironsor' brackets connected" with the respective upper and lower framesections and the side-plates, so as to provide sewing spaces between the said upper and lower frame-sections and the sideplates, said angle-irons or brackets being formed with inclined surface-portions and sharp edges, so as to provide needle-deflectin'g portions-to permit of continuous machine stitching of a bag-body to said frame.

7., A bag-frame section comprising a main body-section and a side-plate, said side plate being located in a plane at right angles to the plane of the body-section and beneath and within one of the marginal edges of the body-section, anglairons or brackets .connected with said body-section and said sideplate, so as' to provide a sewing space between said body-section and the side plate, said angleirons or brackets being formed with inclined surfaces which provide needledefiecting portions to deflect the needle, while sewing, into said sewing spaces to permit machine stitching continuously from one end of the bag-frame to the other end thereof 8. A bag-frame section comprising a main bodysection and a side-plate, said side plate being located in a'plane at right angles to the plane of the body-section and beneath and within one of the marginal edges of the body-section, angle-irons or brackets connected with said body-section and said sideplate, so as to provide a sewing space between said body-section and the side plate, said angle-irons or brackets being formed wi h inclined surface-portions and sharp edges, so to provide needle-deflecting portions to permit machine-stitching continuously from one end ofthe bag-frame to the other end thereof.

9. A bag-frame section comprising a main body-section and a side-plate, and angleirons or bra kets, each angle-iron or bracket comprising a main body-portion, a supporting arm extending at an angle from said body-portion, and means for securing said body-portion and said arm to saidside-plate and the body-section of the bag-frame, and the body-portion of the bracket or angleiron being formed with inclined surfaces which provide needle-deflecting portions to deiiect the needle, while sewing, into said sewing spaces to permit machine-stitching continuously from one end of the bag-frame to the other end thereof.

10. A bag-frame section comprising a main body-sectionand a side-plate, and angle-irons or brackets, each angle-iron or bracket comprising a main body-portion, a supporting arm extending at an angle from said body-portion, and means for securing said body-portion and said arm to said sideplate and the body-section of the bag-frame, and the body-portion of the bracket or angle-iron being formed with inclined surfaceportions and sharp edges, so as to provide needle-deflecting portions to permit machine-stitching continuously from one end of the bag-frame to the other end thereof.

. ortion of the bracket or angle-iron being ormed with inclined surfaces which provide needle-deflecting portions to deflect the needle, While sewing, into said sewing spaces to permit" machine-stitching con tinuously from one end of the bag-frame to the other end thereof.

"12. A bag-frame section comprising a main body-section and a side-plate, and angle-irons or brackets, each angle-iron or bracket comprising a main body-portion, a supporting arm extending at an angle from said body-portion, and rivet-lugs connected with and extending from said body-portion and said arm for securing said body-portion and said arm to said side-plate and the body-section of the bag-frame, and the bodyportion of the bracket or angle-iron being formed With inclined.surface-portions and sharp edges, so as to provide needle-deflecting portions to 'permit machine-stitching continuously from one end of the bag-frame to the other end thereof.

In testimony, that I claim the'invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of February,'1914-' HUGO TUEC MANTEL.

Witnesses:

FRED C. FRAENTZEL, FREDK H. W. FRAENTZEL. v 

